most points in a game by a player in 2012

Sam Gagner collected the most points in a game in 2011-12, with 8 points against the Blackhawks on February 2, 2012.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a player in 2012

	NAME	P	DATE	TM		OPP	G	A	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
1	Sam Gagner S. Gagner	8	2/2/2012	EDM	vs	CHI	4	4	+6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	66.7	7	13	53.8	0	0	0	0	17:28
2	Josh Bailey J. Bailey	5	3/29/2012	NYI	vs	PIT	2	3	+2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	100.0	1	3	33.3	0	0	1	2	16:35
3	Evgeni Malkin E. Malkin	5	3/20/2012	PIT	vs	WPG	2	3	+3	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	7	28.6	11	20	55.0	0	0	1	3	20:42
4	Claude Giroux C. Giroux	5	2/16/2012	PHI	vs	BUF	0	5	+2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	11	19	57.9	1	1	0	0	15:09
5	Evgeni Malkin E. Malkin	5	2/11/2012	PIT	vs	WPG	1	4	+2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	25.0	12	22	54.5	0	0	0	0	19:26
6	Evgeni Malkin E. Malkin	5	1/15/2012	PIT	@	TBL	3	2	+3	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	6	50.0	9	29	31.0	0	0	0	2	21:26
7	Lars Eller L. Eller	5	1/4/2012	MTL	vs	WPG	4	1	+4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	80.0	7	16	43.8	1	0	0	1	15:50
8	Brad Marchand B. Marchand	5	12/23/2011	BOS	vs	FLA	3	2	+5	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	100.0	0	0		1	0	0	1	12:48
9	Evgeni Malkin E. Malkin	5	12/17/2011	PIT	vs	BUF	3	2	+1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	75.0	12	18	66.7	0	0	0	0	18:43
10	Jonathan Toews J. Toews	5	11/25/2011	CHI	@	ANA	2	3	+3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	33.3	12	21	57.1	0	0	1	1	18:57
11	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins R. Nugent-Hopkins	5	11/19/2011	EDM	vs	CHI	0	5	+3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	7	9	77.8	0	0	1	0	13:20
12	Kyle Turris K. Turris	4	4/1/2012	OTT	@	NYI	2	2	+1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	25.0	7	12	58.3	1	0	1	0	15:45
13	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	4	3/30/2012	PIT	@	BUF	1	3	+1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	7	18	38.9	0	0	1	0	17:40
14	Daniel Briere D. Briere	4	3/29/2012	PHI	@	TOR	0	4	+2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	2	4	50.0	0	0	0	0	14:37
15	Todd Bertuzzi T. Bertuzzi	4	3/26/2012	DET	vs	CBJ	0	4	+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		2	0	0	1	16:46
16	Henrik Zetterberg H. Zetterberg	4	3/26/2012	DET	vs	CBJ	0	4	+2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	6	13	46.2	0	0	0	2	18:00
17	Daniel Alfredsson D. Alfredsson	4	3/24/2012	OTT	vs	PIT	2	2	+3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	66.7	1	1	100.0	0	0	1	1	21:22
18	James Neal J. Neal	4	3/22/2012	PIT	vs	NSH	0	4	+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		1	0	1	0	17:04
19	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	4	3/20/2012	PIT	vs	WPG	0	4	+3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	14	24	58.3	2	0	0	1	19:08
20	James Neal J. Neal	4	3/20/2012	PIT	vs	WPG	3	1	+3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	30.0	0	0		1	0	0	0	18:07
21	Duncan Keith D. Keith	4	3/20/2012	CHI	@	CBJ	0	4	+1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	2	0	1	21:37
22	Ales Hemsky A. Hemsky	4	3/20/2012	EDM	@	NSH	3	1	+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	75.0	0	0		0	0	1	0	15:43
23	Brian Rolston B. Rolston	4	3/19/2012	BOS	vs	TOR	1	3	+4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0		1	1	0	0	14:36
24	Alex Tanguay A. Tanguay	4	3/9/2012	CGY	vs	WPG	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	50.0	0	0		0	2	1	2	23:42
25	Milan Michalek M. Michalek	4	3/6/2012	OTT	@	TBL	3	1	+4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	75.0	0	0		1	0	1	0	21:14